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- Collection: VOLUME 24 2024
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Prevalence and factors associated with preventable drug-related emergency department visits (DREDp) in elderly patients
The study involved 351 patients with a mean age of 75.5 years (SD 9.3) and an equal male-to-female ratio of ED visits. The median number of comorbidities was five (IQR 3–6), with about half of the patients taking ten or more medications. The…
An retrospective study on the effects of deep learning model-based optimization emergency nursing on treatment compliance and curative effect of patients with acute left heart failure
he optimization group showed shorter durations for first aid, hospitalization, electrocardiography, vein channel establishment, and blood collection compared to the conventional group. However, their SBP, DBP, and HR were inferior. On the other hand,…
Serious conditions among conveyed and non-conveyed patients presenting with nonspecific chief complaints to the ambulance service
A total of 4744 patients were included with a median age of 76 years. A serious condition was present in 1398 (29.5%) of the patients. After index assessment by the ambulance service, 3780 (79.7%) were conveyed of which 1334 (35.3%) had serious…
Prehospital factors associated with mortality among road traffic injury patients: analysis of Cameroon trauma registry data
RTIs constituted 69.5% (n = 3203) of all injuries in the Cameroon Trauma Registry. Only 20.7% (n = 102) of 4 + wheel vehicle occupants had seatbelts on and just 2.7% (n = 53) of motorcycle riders were wearing helmets during the collision. Only 4.9%…
Outcomes of ED chest pain visits: the prognostic value of negative but measurable high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) levels
Of 32,162 eligible patients, 23,297 had hs-cTn levels ≤ 50 ng/L. Patients with negative but measurable hs-cTn levels had higher rates of 90-days CAG (1.8% vs. 0.5%, p
Human trafficking screening in Saskatoon Emergency Departments: What can be learned from high-risk patient presentations?
None of the charts (0%) included in this study had any documentation around screening for human trafficking. Furthermore, 21.1% of the high-risk patient charts included in this study -- which included many patients with a discharge diagnosis of…
redictive score for diagnosing acute colonic diverticulitis in the emergency department: a retrospective study
Of 424 patients who fulfilled the inclusion criteria, 72 (17%) were diagnosed with acute diverticulitis. The significant factors associated with acute diverticulitis were age ≥ 60 years (adjusted odds ratio (adj.OR) 2.23, 95% confidence interval…
Elderly patients re-transferred from long-term care hospitals to emergency departments within 48 h
140,282 elderly patients were identified as having been transferred from LTCHs to EDs. Of these, 38,180 patients received emergency care in the EDs and were discharged back to LTCHs. Among them, 679 patients were returned to LTCHs after receiving…
Sepsis management in pre-hospital care – the earlier, the better?
Emergency medical services often serve as the initial point of contact for septic patients, offering crucial pre-hospital intervention opportunities. However, the efficacy of pre-hospital interventions remains uncertain. From this perspective, we’ll…
Prolonged length of stay and associated factors among emergency department patients in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis
We have identified eight articles that met our inclusion criteria with a total sample size of 8,612 participants. The findings of this systematic review and meta-analysis indicate that the pooled estimate for the prevalence of prolonged EDLOS is…